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Polish has a lot of consonants to chew on, and they don't sound the same as they look to English speakers.

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Feb 6 '10, 13:18

Plus all those cases! I had a Polish language book as a kid and never grasped much if at all of it.

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Seven cases/inflections, I think... ? Polish is an exclusive club/identity, apparently -- nm - Facto Feb 6, 13:54 2
- I found Czech to be a crazy moon language as well. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 13:56 1
  - Interestingly, I'm living with both a Polish and a Czech woman... Trying to learn a little of both.. -- nm - Facto Feb 6, 14:02
For real. (nm) - Mike Krzyzerski Feb 6, 13:21 19
- Your surname is akin to Christiansson, by any chance.. ? (Or Christensen, Kristensen, Kristensson etc.. ) -- nm - Facto Feb 6, 13:24 18
  - from what I've read, "-ski" and "-sky" is more of an unofficial honoriffic than a "son of" designation. - Reagen Feb 6, 13:28 8
    - And one version is catholic and the other is jewish. - the liioulu with MBT Bulletin Feb 6, 13:30 7
      - I've never met any Jewish -skis or -skys, though anything's possible - Reagen Feb 6, 13:33 6
        
        now they are skiy's -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 6, 14:15
        
        As I said I think I've confused that with -itz and -icz. -- nm - the liioulu with MBT Bulletin Feb 6, 13:35 4
        
        -itz is the German ending, -icz is the Polish -- nm - Roger More Feb 6, 13:38 3
        
        There are are also different endings for Polish jews and polish catholics. -- nm - the liioulu with MBT Bulletin Feb 6, 13:42
        
        "Rabinowitz" -- nm - Facto Feb 6, 13:40 1
        
        Sure, but there is also Rabinovitz, Rabinowicz, Rabinovich etc, all spelled according to whether it's Polish, German, Russian etc - Roger More Feb 6, 13:45
  - How do you know my surname! Stalker! - musubi Feb 6, 13:27 8
    - we *could* start calling you that. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 13:30 7
      - I also see now that I misspelled Krzyzewski. - musubi Feb 6, 13:31 6
        
        Wasn't familiar with basketball coaches' names, but seeing as googling it wouldn't have helped... - Facto Feb 6, 13:37 2
        
        also of note is that just about every North American Pole pronounces their name "wrong". - Reagen Feb 6, 13:46 1
        
        Sfpockz? (nm) - musubi Feb 6, 14:46
        
        I think an "old newbie". -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 13:35
        
        Krzyzithead -- nm - dj roomba Feb 6, 13:33 1
        
        Stewie? (nm) - musubi Feb 6, 13:34
I used to be able to say "I don't speak Polish" in Polish. - the liioulu with MBT Bulletin Feb 6, 13:20 2
- the only phrase I ever learned with any reliability was a call and answer of "What are you doing?" "Chasing bumblebees!" - Reagen Feb 6, 13:22 1
  - I was just going to say that that must really come in handy quite often... -- nm - Facto Feb 6, 13:35
werily -- nm - dj roomba Feb 6, 13:19

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Polish has a lot of consonants to chew on, and they don't sound the same as they look to English speakers.

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